1. Enumeration district, location, county, and state
 
2. Name of veteran or his widow, house and family number in the census, military rank, unit, dates of enlistment and discharge, and length of service
 
3. Post office address, disability if any, and remarks
 

Veterans Schedule
From the 1890 Federal Census
Population, Veterans Schedule

 
Veterans schedules appeared as part of the federal census for the first time in 1840.
That census identified Revolutionary War pensioners on page two of the population schedule. Congress ordered that the names of these pensioners be published in A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services (1841; Reprint. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1965).
The 1890 veterans' schedule asked for the names of Union veterans or their widows and the information shown in the example.
Veterans schedules exist only for these states:
  • Kentucky (half of the state)
  • Louisiana
  • Maine
  • Maryland
  • Massachusetts
  • Michigan
  • Minnesota
  • Mississippi
  • Missouri
  • Montana
  • Nebraska
  • Nevada
  • New Hampshire
  • New Jersey
  • New Mexico
  • New York
  • North Carolina
  • North Dakota
  • Ohio
  • Oklahoma
  • Oregon
  • Pennsylvania
  • Rhode Island
  • South Carolina
  • South Dakota
  • Tennessee
  • Texas
  • Utah
  • Vermont
  • Virginia
  • Washington
  • West Virginia
  • Wisconsin

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